U.S. to spend $100 million to strengthen and protect Mountain West power lines

KUNR Public Radio | By Kaleb Roedel

Published October 31, 2023 at 10:08 AM MDT

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Smoke from the Fourmile Canyon Fire billows behind power lines in a rural area near Boulder, Colo., in 2010.

Studies show the nation’s aging power grid isn’t ready to handle the energy shift from fossil fuels to renewables. The federal government hopes a historic investment will fix that for states and tribes in the Mountain West and beyond.

Studies show the nation’s aging power grid isn’t ready to handle the energy shift from fossil fuels to renewables. The federal government hopes a historic investment will fix that for states and tribes in the Mountain West and beyond.